The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-11
JACK TURNER'S DEATH.
AastAer Kentueky Outlaw whe Died with
his Deots On.

Of q renowned desperate Of Bell county, as
county. was shot from ambush in PineviIie,
pm county dsY %OEnns t ard nearly .osn
concealed In the leading hote! Of the town. The
affair was the latest event Of NOTE In q family
q appear tRe Be Geu %
nsa e dspSs %. sH IS sysn hsn s6
oppose Kim a n any dssas
same sE TSnsn was 81 d Res S PS
1ss dnsss sss Fl ksR:s rss. q be
SrisIe q The fsad which senSerted ths Turner
n ons Mes sans
sowders, .father-in-lay, OF Marsh Turner. q
cousin q the victim The murder or. created .ai an
which resulted in several other killings, but
the effect Of time was to turn the entire Turner
who were very numerous. terrorized the entire
county and slaughtered whom they pleased,
without fear Of the consequences, for they were
tSe H s% Bal eountr f Is IN % ais
trict and thinly settled. and Is without railroad
Or Geographic communication with the outer
Jack Turner grew up, in the midst Of the out
law settlement formed By his family. and grew
accustomed to the foul murders and assassina-
tions which were constantly occurring, for II
was the cuetom to waylay and kill. without
Els wseash snd eom6ined Or With tie
education In crime he received ~ his youth,
made him a man to be avoided and feared. and
In his 81 renRth he was possessed OF authority
Els subjects with p bis ready six shooter and VIM
Among his Victims were his FAT her- in-law and
6rothsr, in-iaw both OF ThGm . were shSf
That he was o bold desperate he proved In
numerous encounters with deadly weapons,
and his wSs barely ssPssd BY that
has silisd a lew more 'i men and been more
openly a defiant desperado than Jack. The
stronghold Of the Turner'S wac near Cam Der:
the road tS cpmberand Sap ABOUT mGnta
. strong posse and. after armine bis force with
44.ca6rs navy reyolyers and Winchester rifles,
tie Turner. nsiekborhoed. but warning Of
turner's had time to arm themseivss and nd pre-
pare for resistance to the death. Harvey
Turner had sworn that he would not be taken
he ocs he had nee
pared an ambush for them and we're fortified
proached except in the open ground, half Of
them weakened and started back to Pineville.
Tns ssa dnas IF as bsSse
The%ss Tew Hes rs esn Pnevs
ders. William burgess, Fred Nichols. and
Marsh and John Turner OF the same family as
I s ca s' Of ms peo Tso fHs oasss
turned the tables on the officers by beginning
an attack. and after q steady fire from the men
oi the house and forced 70 hight. In escaping
Marshal Thomas was killed. and W. p. Sow
men Be-
hind trees and kept up struggling fire for
Ths news s' Of the battle '" Reached I Pine:
Vile before the Survivors returned, and
to SrsaE up the TSner ana the
s
known, snd the Grand Jury Of Bell county In
bsor tie Circuit IL Court hen ses
sion was Issued Jack swore that he would
never be taken alive; and ., for a time seyade'd
up. and went to Pineville and did 80. He was
in jail for short time, but after preliminary
not find a bondsman, and secured his liberty
by making cash deposit of the amount OF his
bond The Circuit Court was still in session:
case to be called.
For two weeks he was about town. and dur
manner ma he had been accustomed to. He
boosted that TOR twenty years he had been
hRhting IN the feud MIS- family maintained. and
openly said OF his brother, Ben Turner, that he
s az th f soa H9a dd
on Ss enemies es IN tie town. and f these Eeps
away from him, as they felt certain he would
40 %. as ne h SAID In spite Of the Tact 5hst ne was
sered around In his rufiian style. and Kept t6e
streets fairly clear by his presence on them
the maG Of amy
impressed with the idea that none had the cour-
to wh e 1
fishment Of the kind In the town. and walking
dow pun Of smoke. followed by The report Of
a,gun, attracted the attention OF the town peo-
wsS nsa the Ssf s hs Ts W
staggered. and, then another shot was Aired
from. window In the back end OF the hotel. A
building, and then for few seconds the firing
become so rapid that It was impossible 70
hs Rfee Fl Ss
slightest chance to defend himself,
ne was riddied with bullets before he fell
nsrsS and and iu X. S sNana eS
the hotel. Several more shots were fised. and
then nll became quiet. Il was some time be.
on the street, but when it was plainly evident
that the firing was all over, the body Of the
Dutcneteu ueSperauO WAS examined. blAtoen
holes were found In II. and the chest and head
were almost torn to pieces by the balls All Of
the wounds were made by Winchester rife
balls, except one in the side where u load OF
buckehot lodged. One bullet pierced the heart
two others passed through the right breast,
others went through the lungs and stomach
and several found lodging in the dead mans
head.
Court was still In session, though the Grand
Jury had been dismissed ana Judge Boyd at
once impaneled another Grand Jury, and an
Investigation Was ordered. An examination
Of the surroundings Of the scene OF the MUIR
der was flrst made. Monroe's Hotel Is situated
two-story frame structure. On the west aide
Of Il, extending north and south, Is the prinei-
psr ives walking when killed, North q the
aud between this and the hotel is the alley
red ON Sn She C %s 6sre Of wa se ass r6s
from tho second-story windows on each
extremity Of the hotel. and the
jury decided that there were at least three per-
sons engaged In the affair. The ambuehed
assassins were unknown TO the proprietor OF
the hotel. but the investigation resulted in the
Jury deciding that John Turner a nephew Of
the murdered man. and Bob sowders were two
Of the butchers were not named. 1t was also